Oar-lock support.



J. S. S. BOWEN.

OAR LOGK SUPPORT.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAR. 25, 1907.

920,720. Patented May 4,1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES S. S. BOWEN, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

OAR-LOCK SUPPORT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. S. BOWEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Lock Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in oar lock supports, its object being to provide a support for car looks which will prevent the car look from accidentally slipping from its socket while at the same time allowing pe" fect freedom of movement.

To this end my invention consists in the features of construction and combination hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a partial side elevation of a boat fitted with my invention; Fig. 2 is a section on line x-:c of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a similar view partly broken away; and Fig. a is a sectional view showing another form of row boat.

In the drawings A represents a row boat with an outside oar lock bracket 2. The bracket 2 is formed with an opening through which the lower end of the car look 3 passes. Secured to the boat below the bracket 3 is a bracket 4 formed with a horizontal upwardly curved plate 5. The plate 5 is formed with a central opening 6 through which freely passes the spindle of a hook 7. The upper end of the hook 7 is closed by a spring 8 so that it may be fastened in the eye 9 of the oar lock to secure the oar lock against accidental displacement. The lower end of the spindle of the hook is formed with a ball 10 to prevent it being drawn through the plate 6.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1907.

Patented May 4:, 1909.

Serial No. 364,333.

In use the lower end of the oar lock will be passed through the plate 2 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and interlock with the hook 7. As will be seen the oar lock will turn freely in the opening through the socket plate 2 and the hook will at the same time turn freely in the plate 6 thus obtaining freedom of movement of the car look. At the same time the hook 7 will hold the oar look from being accidentally displaced from its socket plate. l hen the hook is disconnected from the oar lock it may either swing outward in the plate 5, as shown in Fig. 3, or drop partially therethrough.

The construction shown in Fig. i corresponds with that shown in the other figures except that the socket plate for the oar lock is inside the boat instead of upon the eX- terior.

I claim 1. In combination with a boat, an oar lock support carried thereby, an oar lock removably fitted in said support and formed in its lower end with an eye 9, and a hook removably supported below said oar lock in position to be hooked through said eye in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with a boat, an oar lock support carried thereby, and an oar lock removably fitted in said support, of a bracket supported below the same, and a hook slidably and rotatably supported in said bracket and arranged to interlock with said oar look.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES S. S. BOWEN. i'itnesses H. S. JoHNsoN, HA'JTIE SMITH. 

